I have a line when talking or texting with my friends: OK, I’m off to the Bar! That’s my way of saying, “for the next hour or so you will be unable to reach me because I will be working my booty off at The Bar Method in Pasadena.” I have my friend Debbie to thank. I’d heard about The Bar Method for nearly two years, but it wasn’t until I visited her in San Diego (Carmel Mountain) last Fall that I accompanied her to a weekend class…I was hooked.

Here’s the thing: I’ve exercised most of my life. I don’t actually enjoy it; I’ll be honest. And my results have been mixed. Turning 50 a year ago renewed my interest in staying strong and healthy (translated: 50?! WT…!!).But gym memberships never work for me. Neither do exercise DVDs at home. I lose interest. I feel like I basically stay the same shape. If there is a reason, any reason, to skip exercising, count me in. Until The Bar Method. (I promise, this is not an infomercial.)

No kidding, I love The Bar Method. I love going to class and aim for three to five times a week. I love hearing my name called out during class and being given gentle correction or exuberant praise for my effort. It’s like being the teacher’s pet, only way better. Because the truth is, it’s the results that keep me coming.

The final grade is an amazing, firm, strong body. I don’t jiggle when I hurry down a hallway at work. I have definition in my arms, and I never liked the shape of my upper arms before. I have legs that are pretty damn shapely these days. I have the strongest abs I’ve ever had in my life, not a six-pack yet, but I can sport a bikini without an anxiety attack. I think I even have back muscles! I definitely have better flexibility and balance. And, best news ever, my bum is, according to my 26-year-old daughter, rock solid. (She also said that I should always wear The Bar Method T-shirt because most people will just wonder who my plastic surgeon is…)

Here’s the bottom line:
About three months into The Bar Method, I was at a dinner party and a woman asked me if I was a dancer! We were not dancing or I assure you, she would not have asked me that question. A dancer, seriously?! (Did I mention that I love The Bar Method?)

“I have a line when talking or texting with my friends: OK, I’m off to the Bar!”

The Bar Method and its affiliates and partners (including but not limited to operators of The Bar Method’s franchises) (collectively “we” or “us” or “our” as appropriate) respects’ your privacy. This Privacy Policy outlines the information we collect, and how we use and share such information. We encourage you to contact us with any questions.

When does this Privacy Policy apply?
This Privacy Policy applies to information we collect through electronic and digital means, including through any and all of our websites and the websites of our service providers; such as the scheduling sites we use to schedule your workouts (collectively, our “Websites”). Our Websites may contain links to third-party sites that are not owned or controlled by us. You should be aware when you leave our Websites and read the privacy statements of those sites as those policies will apply to you and your information collected there.

What information do we collect?
We collect information you provide to us through various means while using our Websites. The information we may collect includes personally identifiable information, such as your name, home address, billing address, email address, telephone number, and other information. We also may collect non-personally identifiable information you provide, such as your gender and age. We collect information from you when you sign up with us and/or use any of our service providers’ sites to, for example, sign up for a class. We also collect information when you fill out a franchise information form or when you submit a success story.

We may use electronic tags. When you visit our use our Websites, we may send one or more “cookies” or other tags that are sent to your computer to enable us to recognize your browser on future visits and/or monitor the use of our websites.

We may also collect log information as you use our Websites, including your IP (Internet Protocol) address, browser type, computer type, type of mobile device (as applicable), the service provider for your mobile device, your navigation on our Websites, the time and date of your use of the Websites, and other similarly anonymous information. We do not link any such information to your personally identifiable information.

What do we use your information for?
We use your information to provide products, services and information. We may use your information to provide communications to you concerning us and/or our services, and/or for business purposes such as data analysis, audits, fraud monitoring and prevention, to develop new products and services, and to enhance, improve, and/or modify our Websites. Additionally, if you make a Franchise Inquiry, we use your information to better understand your questions/inquiry about becoming a Bar Method Franchisee. If you provide a Success Story, we will contact you and possibly use your submitted information on our website as a success story. We may use non-personally identifiable information for any purpose, except where we are required to do otherwise by applicable law. To the extent we do combine any non-personally identifiable information with personally identifiable information, we will treat the combined information as personally identifiable information so long as it remains combined.

How do we protect this information?
Any information you submit is used for only the purpose you identified. We use a variety of industry standard physical, technical, and administrative security measures to ensure the safety of your information. If you have any reason to believe your interaction with us is no longer secure (for example, if you feel the security of any account you might have with us or our service providers has been compromised), please immediately notify us of the problem.

Do we disclose any information to outside parties?
Other than sharing the information between ourselves (i.e., with and from The Bar Method franchisees), we may share your information with outside third parties only to the extent you have given us permission to do so. When you submit a success story, for example, you are agreeing to allow your story to be posted on our website. Similarly, if you post comments, information, or other materials on any messages boards, blogs, social media pages, or other services offered by us or third parties, please note that any such information will become public information and may be available to users of our Websites, the websites on which you post, and/or the general public. We urge you to be careful about the information you share in a public manner.

Your California Privacy Rights:
Residents of the State of California, under the California Civil Code, have the right to request from companies conducting business in California, a list of all third parties to which the company has disclosed Personal Information during the preceding year for direct marketing purposes. Except with respect to the limited exceptions described above, we do not share your Personal Information with any third parties for direct marketing purposes.

If you are a California resident and request information about how to exercise your third party disclosure choices, you must send a request to us with a preference on how our response to your request should be sent (email or postal mail).

Changes to our Privacy Policy:
We reserve the right to modify our Privacy Policy at any time, so please review it frequently. If we do decide to change our Privacy Policy, we will post a notice that the Privacy has changed on our Websites where appropriate, and/or notify you that the policy has changed through other means such as email. If you receive emails from us you do not wish to receive, you will be able to opt-out of such communications by using the unsubscribe feature contained in the emails. Your use of our Websites means you accept such changes.

Your consent:
By using any of our Websites, you consent to our privacy policy. The terms of this Privacy Policy apply to all information you share and/or have shared with us. If you would like to opt-out of the sharing of your information as described in this Policy, please contact us to do so.

Contacting us:
Our site has our contact information.

Date of last update:
This Privacy Policy was last updated on April 1, 2014.